12U – 90 Mins #8

Team Name
Location
Naka
Date
04/30/2018
Start Time
6:00
End Time
7:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Wiffle Circle stopwatch 5:45-6:00 timer 15 Minutes
Wiffle Circle is an Early Activity drill that can be run during the 15-minutes prior to practice start time.  It can also be ran as a pre-game drill...Read More
notes Notes:
1-4 athletes = 1 hitter / 5-7 athletes = 2 hitters / 8+ athletes = 3 hitters
PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 12U #1 stopwatch 6:00-6:10 timer 10 Minutes
~ SEE "EXECUTION KEYS" BELOW FOR AGE-SPECIFIC SUGGESTION LIST ~ The Dynamic Warm Up is today's warm up routine.  Gone are the days of standing in a...Read More
notes Notes:
Frankenstein & Spiderman - huh?
Throw Long Toss – Time & Distance stopwatch 6:10-6:20 timer 10 Minutes
Many coach's believe that throwing is the most important drill in practice.  Why then, would catch play be cut short or rushed through?  Dugout Captain...Read More
notes Notes:
Structured Long-Toss with times at each distance.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Double Play Turns 2B
stopwatch 6:20-6:32 timer 12 Minutes
R to ball, L towards base, throw.
Rundown FlyBy’s
stopwatch 6:32-6:45 timer 13 Minutes
Show ball, establish lane, go hard... football pattern.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Live BP
stopwatch 6:50-7:02 timer 12 Minutes
Live on field + Bunting in cage.
Fundamentals: Bunting
stopwatch 7:02-7:15 timer 13 Minutes
Side station to TEACH bunting.
Baserunning Water Cup Sliding stopwatch 7:15-7:25 timer 10 Minutes
Water Cup Sliding is a baserunning drill designed to train the fundamentals of a proper feet-first slide. Having the athlete hold water cups in both hands...Read More
notes Notes:
Safe place to slide. Cups. Water.
Mental / Finish Wiffle Dodgeball stopwatch 7:25-7:30 timer 5 Minutes
Wiffle Dodgeball is a wacky-fun drill.  There's some speed/agility value, but beyond that... we're having fun here.  With a keen eye placed on athlete-safety,...Read More
notes Notes:
Just relax and have fun with this! Not time to coach.
PITCH & CATCH How To Coach: Pitching #3 stopwatch 7:30-7:30 timer 0 Minutes
How to Coach: Pitching #3 is the third lesson in Dugout Captain's series designed to teach pitching.  The focus on this segment is on Position #2 / POWER....Read More
notes Notes:
Third Lesson: Review BALANCE (Position #1), FINISH (#3)... and focus POWER (#2) // 32-pitch workout each.

"If you want to be better, then give a better effort, have a better plan and choose a better attitude!"

– Seth M. Quealy (mental coach)

ATTITUDE

  •  Attitude and effort are two areas that never have slumps
  •  A great attitude naturally brings forth great effort
  •  Have fun. Be happy. Play hard